SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2022) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Pamela Cox, from Phoenix, stands watch as the main engine room operator aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while operating in the South China Sea, Oct. 19. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Richard Cho)